Solving Equations with Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms

Out of all the steps that are in solving multi step equations which do you feel you would like more practice doing? You may select all that apply to you.

• Distributive property

• Combining Like Terms

• Solving for the variable

• Good with all steps

3(3x +1)

• 9x +3

• 3x + 3

• 12x

• 9x + 1

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4

• 2a + 2b + 4

• 8ab

• 4ab + 4

Simplify:
 8a - 2(7a -3)

• 8a - 14a - 6

• -6a + 6

• -6a - 6

• -6a - 3

Remove parentheses using the distributive property. 9 ( x + 8 )

• 9x + 8

• 81x

• 72x

• 9x + 72

12(4x + 5) + 10x

• 58x + 20

• 58x + 60

• 38x + 20

• 10x + 20

Simplify the following expression:

9x + 5(x + 3)

• 9x + 15

• 45x + 27

• 14x + 42

• 14x + 15

Which of the following is equivalent to 8(5f - 7) + 3f ?

• 43f - 7

• -13f

• 43f - 56

• 40f -7 + 3f

4(-x - 6)

• 4x - 24

• 4x + 24

• -4x + 24

• -4x - 24

-3(2x - 5)

• -6x - 15

• -6x + 15

• 6x + 15

• 6x - 15